Studio 37

Fieldstudies

Vlad Doudakliev and Bridget Lensen

This studio is available to students enrolled in ABPL90142 Studio C, ABPL90143 Studio D, and ABPL90115 Studio E.

Studio Description

Fieldstudies is a dedicated research group within Fieldwork with a mandate to explore social issues facing urban Australia through architecture. The principal mode of research is undertaken through a long-term program of architectural design studios. In Semester 2 2019, the Fieldstudies studio delved deep into 'Innovation Precincts', exploring the increasingly complex overlap between humans and technology, and how it impacts the mechanisms of the way we live, work and play.

This semester seeks to continue this trajectory but filter it through the lens of the 'Future Workspace', producing a detailed architectural proposition on a city fringe site. The semester will pose the question – ‘what is the medium-term future of work, and what is the architecture that might facilitate it?

Studio Outcome

Each student will undertake group directed research resulting in a shared accompanying studio book that will drive their individual project. The end result will be a detailed architectural proposal designed with a speculative spirit, supported by a strong concept, graphic representation and iteration.

A combination of required readings, esquisses, field trips, design reviews and symposiums at the Fieldwork studio will support the teaching program. The learning outcomes of Fieldstudies will be:

• Critically explore the evolution of local; international; historic and future precedents and compare relationships between context, public and private
• Understand the impact of planning, sustainable, social, technological, commercial and demographic demands on an architectural outcome.
• Develop a personal design philosophy and agenda of workplace-oriented mixed-use precincts and effectively communicate them graphically and verbally.

Studio Leaders

Vlad is a project architect at Fieldwork, who since 2014 has gathered extensive experience leading project teams in educational, commercial and institutional projects, from concept design to construction documentation. Prior to joining Fieldwork, Vlad worked with Architectus Melbourne where he was involved in a number of high value, complex projects. Vlad has an interest in the public role of architecture in shaping individual’s experiences of space, and explores this through rigorous research, user engagement, design and detailing. Vlad has been editor of Architect Victoria magazine and PLACE. He also leads our New Business Committee, identifying and pursuing project opportunities for the practice, and our Fieldstudies Committee, exploring the social issues facing urban Australia through architecture.

Bridget is an architect at Fieldwork with experience in commercial, multi-residential and bespoke housing projects. Originally from New Zealand, Bridget has spent time travelling and working in architectural practices and universities in Australia and Turkey. Prior to joining Fieldwork, Bridget worked for 5 years at Studio Pacific Architecture in Wellington, New Zealand. Here she was a key team member on the award winning 20 Customhouse Quay project - a seismically advanced 14-storey office tower on Wellington's waterfront. Bridget enjoys the design challenges of projects at all stages and prides herself on her strong research, documentation, communication skills and technical knowledge.

Readings & References

Students will be provided with access to a Google Drive with selected readings for the semester.

Schedule Tuesdays 09:00-12:00 in MSD Room 141 and Thursdays 09:00-12:00 offsite at Fieldwork Offices, Collingwood

Travel Project Site and Fieldwork Studio | Ongoing

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